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Key Factors to Evaluate Before Investing in EBAY

Shares of Consumer Discretionary sector company eBay moved 2.3% today, and are now trading at a price of $74.86. The Large-Cap stock's daily volume was 3,549,290 compared to its average volume of 5,778,161. The S&P 500 index returned a 0.0% performance.

eBay Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates marketplace platforms that connect buyers and sellers in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Germany, and internationally. The company is based in San Jose and has 11,500 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $34,496,479,232. eBay currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 1.5% per year.

Over the last year, EBAY's share price has increased by 36.5%, which represents a difference of 24.6% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $74.89 per share whereas its 52 week low is $51.72. eBay's average free cash flow over the last 5 years has been $2.08 Billion, but they have been decreasing at an average rate of -3.0%. This may prove a challenge to the long term sustainability of the stock's upwards trend.

Date Reported Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) Capital expenditures ($ k) Free Cash Flow ($ k) YoY Growth (%)
2024 2,414,000 458,000 1,956,000 -0.71
2023 2,426,000 456,000 1,970,000 9.14
2022 2,254,000 449,000 1,805,000 -18.44
2021 2,657,000 444,000 2,213,000 13.14
2020 2,419,000 463,000 1,956,000 -24.94
2019 3,114,000 508,000 2,606,000
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